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        • Seminar requirements
        • Admission to candidacy
        • Approval of dissertation and final oral examination
      • Graduate student evaluation procedures
      • Timetable of events

Requirements for the Ph.D. program

Here you will find requirements for candidates of the Chemical Physics Ph.D. program.

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  • 3.1 Minimum credit requirements
  • 3.2 comprehensive examinations
  • 3.3 Language requirement
  • 3.5 Admission to candidacy
  • 3.6 Approval of dissertation and final oral examination

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